Lab-grown mini-brain given epilepsy drug learns in real time

Heavy drinkers who have 8 or more alcoholic drinks per week have signs of brain injury that are associated with memory and thinking problem

The role of tactile sense as an early indicator of cognitive decline in aging

Childhood trauma linked to changes in brain structure and connectivity, study finds

From Organoids to Assembloids: Experimental Approaches to Study Human Neuropsychiatric Disorders

Living with an autoimmune disease is linked to a near doubling in the risk of persistent mental health issues, such as depression, generalised anxiety, and bipolar disorder…

The brain parasite, Toxoplasma gondii, can significantly disrupt brain function, even when it infects only a small number of neurons, finds murine study

Even mild face blindness can cause serious difficulties in daily life, finds new study. Around 1 in 50 people have developmental prosopagnosia

Tailored brain stimulation treatment results give new hope for people with depression

New Research Identifies Brain Mechanism That Distinguishes Imagination from Reality

Why some pain lingers. Research pinpoints a biological “braking system” in the brain that normally keeps short-term pain in check

Scientists uncovered evidence that Parkinson’s disease may start not in the brain, but in the kidneys

Suppression of binge alcohol drinking by an inhibitory neuronal ensemble in the mouse medial orbitofrontal cortex

Here’s why migraine symptoms are worse in patients who get little sleep: The mechanisms in the brain that should reduce pain don’t work as well in people with migraine when they haven’t gotten enough sleep

Low Sodium in Blood Triggers Anxiety in Mice by Disrupting Their Brain Chemistry

Brain implant breakthrough helps ALS man talk – and sing – again

Researchers discover shared biological mechanisms in depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia

Research found that children whose mothers lived through Superstorm Sandy had distinct brain differences that could hinder their emotional development

Frequent pornography use linked to altered brain connectivity and impaired cognitive performance, finds a new brain imaging student with college students

Researchers found that populations of dopamine neurons don’t simply signal reward prediction errors—they encode rich maps of possible future outcomes, including when and how much a reward might be

Sensory issues in autism may stem from co-occurring emotional blindness, not autism itself, finds a twin study

Comparison of therapeutic efficacy in depression between repetitive TMS and deep TMS

Researchers used noninvasive brain stimulation to treat 40 adults with mild form of autism (level 1 ASD) and therapeutic effects lasted up to 2 months

For the first time, a study shows that caffeine increases the complexity of brain signals and enhances brain "criticality" during sleep, with a more pronounced effect in younger adults

Obeying orders lowers moral responsibility perception in the brain

Researchers have developed in mice a gene therapy for Alzheimer’s disease that could help protect the brain from damage and preserve cognitive function

Music to my brain: Emotional attachment to music helps us remember

Study analyzed over 740,000 posts on Reddit to explore how autism is discussed and experienced by individuals

Researchers have identified which brain circuits are vital for visual acuity and how they are affected by damaged retinal cells, providing insights for the development of vision restoration therapies

Scientists map the hidden architecture of the brain’s default mode network

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